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Four Questions for Hyewon Yum
Author-illustrator Hyewon Yum’s picture book ‘A Spoonful of the Sea’ examines the Korean tradition of miyeok-guk, a seaweed soup that’s served to both nursing mothers the month after they give birth, and to children as birthday soup.
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Salon Culture: PW Talks with Linda-Marie Barrett
The executive director of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance and former bookseller has successfully hosted a salon for eight years. Now, she’s written a book instructing readers on how to organize their own intentional group discussions.
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PW Close-Up: Michael Connelly's Lincoln Lawyer Turns 20
This October marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of Michael Connelly’s bestselling novel The Lincoln Lawyer, and this fall, Little, Brown will release The Proving Ground, the eighth novel in the series. For the occasion, PW spoke with Connelly’s longtime editor, Asya Muchnick, about the thrill ride of working with Connelly and what it’s been like to edit the iconic series. (Sponsored)
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How Black Booksellers Became Their Own Historians: PW Talks with Char Adams
In ‘Black-Owned’ (Tiny Reparations, Nov.), the journalist chronicles the history of Black-owned bookstores in America, charting their centuries of intersection with political movements and economic changes.
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Countdown to Annihilation: PW Talks with Holly Seddon
The British thriller writer’s 59 Minutes (Atria, Nov.) plunges into the panic that ensues when England gets news of an imminent nuclear attack.
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Of Debutantes and YA Debuts: Alexandra and Annabelle Chang Lead the Literary Lush Life
Sisters Alexandra and Annabelle Chang appear to lead storybook lives. Annabelle, now a sophomore at Stanford, opened her YA-centric bookstore Annabelle’s Book Club LA in 2023, when she was 16.
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Q & A with Nicholas Day
In A World Without Summer, Nicholas Day traces the devastating fallout from the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815, which triggered a worldwide climate shock.
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In Conversation: Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser
Author Jane O’Connor and illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser, co-creators of the popular Fancy Nancy picture book series, chat about their friendship and collaboration on the forthcoming book 'Besties for Eternity'—their first Fancy Nancy picture book in seven years.
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From Actor to Author: PW Talks with Richard Armitage
Armitage, best known for his star turn in the Hobbit films, looks at a decades-old murder’s impact on a small English village not unlike his own hometown in his thrilling second novel, The Cut (Pegasus Crime, Sept.).
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Beyond the Book: Amber Hamilton's 'Seven Deadly Thorns'
With her enemies-to-lovers romantasy Seven Deadly Thorns (Bloomsbury YA, Nov.) debuting this fall, Amber Hamilton spoke to her publisher about the excitement of publishing her first book, the everlasting appeal of fairy tales, and why she loves a good tattoo. (Sponsored)
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Race Through Space: PW Talks with R.T. Ester
After killing the most powerful man in the galaxy, outlaw V-Dot goes on the run on a sentient spaceship in the debut author’s ‘The Ganymedan’ (Solaris, Nov.).
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Flying High: PW Talks with Jessica Case
The publisher of Pegasus Books, who is married to founder Claiborne Hancock, explains how the press has grown from a nonfiction and crime hub to a jack-of-all-trades hitmaker.
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Q & A with Kelly Starling Lyons
We spoke with Kelly Starling Lyons—author, diversity advocate, and one of the founding members of the Brown Bookshelf—about why she’s passionate about increasing access to diverse titles for all children.
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In Conversation: Jodi Meadows and Susan Metallo
The protagonists of YA author Susan Metallo’s latest YA book 'Reasons to Hate Me' and Jodi Meadows’s middle grade novel 'Confessions from the Group Chat' have found themselves on the outs with their friends, a pivotal turning point in girlhood.
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Q & A with Khadijah VanBrakle
Khadijah VanBrakle discussed her new YA novel, ‘My Perfect Family,’ Black American Muslim intersectionality, and how her experience as a mother influences her writing.
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Four Questions for Angeline Boulley
Angeline Boulley spoke about her new YA thriller, ‘Sisters in the Wind,’ her legal research on the foster care system, and the importance of family to the Indigenous community.
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Publishing’s Culture Wars: PW Talks to Adam Szetela
The author of That Book Is Dangerous: How Moral Panic, Social Media, and the Culture Wars Are Remaking Publishing (MIT Press) argues that often well-intentioned left-wing efforts to diversify publishing has led to self-censorship throughout the industry.
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Feats of Clay: PW Talks with Clay Stafford
The founder of Killer Nashville looks back at 20 years of connecting and educating writers in the action, mystery, romance, suspense, and thriller spaces.
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Zombie Ants and Trumpets of Death: PW Talks with Maria Pinto
In Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless (Univ. of North Carolina, Oct.), the naturalist and forager combines memoir, reporting, and nature.
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Into the Unknown: PW Talks with Adam Johnson
With The Wayfinder (MCD, Oct.), the Pulitzer-winning novelist melds mythology and Tongan history into a quest narrative.
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